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Reclaiming Sinjar: Pushing Back the Islamic State

published:19 Nov 2015

Reclaiming Sinjar: Pushing Back the Islamic State

Reclaiming Sinjar: Pushing Back the Islamic State

published:19 Nov 2015

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Islamic State (IS) fighters swept into the Iraqi city of Sinjar in August 2014, forcing Kurdish peshmerga forces to retreat. The city, primarily made up of Yazidis, a religious minority with roots going back thousands of years in the region, was soon overran with IS militants. They then set about terrorizing the Yazidis, who they see as apostates and devil worshippers who need to be cleansed.
Tens of thousands of people fled, with many ending up on in dire straits on nearby Mount Sinjar, creating an urgent humanitarian situation that led to US President Barack Obama ordering American jets to bomb IS for the first time. Thousands of Yazidis were killed by IS, with women being raped and enslaved to be sold as property. Mass graves are still being discovered.
Kurdish militias have battled for Sinjar since then without much progress. And up until now the city has remained under IS control.
Over the course of two days in mid-November, VICE News embedded with peshmerga forces as they retook the city in a massive push involving 7,500 troops, with the hopes of cutting off the resupply routes between IS territory in Syria and Iraq. Snaking through the desert in large convoys with heavy artillery and tanks, and backed by international coalition air strikes, they faced little resistance besides snipers, mortars, and IEDs as IS fled and the city was taken back.
Watch \"The Road To Mosul (Full Length)\" - http://bit.ly/1Kcm3uJ
In Photos \"Kurdish Forces Celebrate Routing the Islamic State From Sinjar\" - http://bit.ly/1QH4OW5
Read \"Some Yazidis Hesitate to Return to Sinjar After...

Reclaiming Sinjar: Pushing Back the Islamic State

published:19 Nov 2015

views:484977

Islamic State (IS) fighters swept into the Iraqi city of Sinjar in August 2014, forcing Kurdish peshmerga forces to retreat. The city, primarily made up of Yazidis, a religious minority with roots going back thousands of years in the region, was soon overran with IS militants. They then set about terrorizing the Yazidis, who they see as apostates and devil worshippers who need to be cleansed.
Tens of thousands of people fled, with many ending up on in dire straits on nearby Mount Sinjar, creating an urgent humanitarian situation that led to US President Barack Obama ordering American jets to bomb IS for the first time. Thousands of Yazidis were killed by IS, with women being raped and enslaved to be sold as property. Mass graves are still being discovered.
Kurdish militias have battled for Sinjar since then without much progress. And up until now the city has remained under IS control.
Over the course of two days in mid-November, VICE News embedded with peshmerga forces as they retook the city in a massive push involving 7,500 troops, with the hopes of cutting off the resupply routes between IS territory in Syria and Iraq. Snaking through the desert in large convoys with heavy artillery and tanks, and backed by international coalition air strikes, they faced little resistance besides snipers, mortars, and IEDs as IS fled and the city was taken back.
Watch \"The Road To Mosul (Full Length)\" - http://bit.ly/1Kcm3uJ
In Photos \"Kurdish Forces Celebrate Routing the Islamic State From Sinjar\" - http://bit.ly/1QH4OW5
Read \"Some Yazidis Hesitate to Return to Sinjar After...

Iraq’s Yazidis return home to Sinjar

published:26 Nov 2015

Iraq’s Yazidis return home to Sinjar

Iraq’s Yazidis return home to Sinjar

published:26 Nov 2015

views:28993

Over a year ago, ISIS militants killed hundreds of Yazidi from Sinjar, Iraq. Earlier this month, Kurdish forces, backed by American airstrikes, drove ISIS out of Sinjar, allowing residents to return. Jane Arraf reports on what some have found.
View the Full Story/Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/iraqs-yazidis-return-home-to-sinjar/...

Iraq’s Yazidis return home to Sinjar

published:26 Nov 2015

views:28993

Over a year ago, ISIS militants killed hundreds of Yazidi from Sinjar, Iraq. Earlier this month, Kurdish forces, backed by American airstrikes, drove ISIS out of Sinjar, allowing residents to return. Jane Arraf reports on what some have found.
View the Full Story/Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/iraqs-yazidis-return-home-to-sinjar/...

Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar

published:27 Jun 2018

Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar

Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar

published:27 Jun 2018

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On August 3, 2014, some 50,000 Yazidis fled the Islamic State\'s massacres onto Mount Sinjar. Many haven\'t left the mountain since then for fear of their Muslim former neighbors.
Kocher and her children were held captive by the Islamic State terrorist group. They endured rape, losing their homes and being sold into slavery. Kocher\'s husband Mahmood joined the armed resistance against IS. Since Kocher\'s rescue, the family has been living on Mount Sinjar, the sacred mountain of the Yazidis. Now, they\'re afraid to return to their home village, knowing some of their Muslim former neighbors aided IS. The family lives in tents on the mountaintop. Three of their children are still missing. Mahmood keeps a Kalashnikov in his cabinet, just in case he has to defend himself against another attack. \"It will never happen again,\" he says. A report by Birgitta Schülke and Sandra Petersmann.
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Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar

published:27 Jun 2018

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On August 3, 2014, some 50,000 Yazidis fled the Islamic State\'s massacres onto Mount Sinjar. Many haven\'t left the mountain since then for fear of their Muslim former neighbors.
Kocher and her children were held captive by the Islamic State terrorist group. They endured rape, losing their homes and being sold into slavery. Kocher\'s husband Mahmood joined the armed resistance against IS. Since Kocher\'s rescue, the family has been living on Mount Sinjar, the sacred mountain of the Yazidis. Now, they\'re afraid to return to their home village, knowing some of their Muslim former neighbors aided IS. The family lives in tents on the mountaintop. Three of their children are still missing. Mahmood keeps a Kalashnikov in his cabinet, just in case he has to defend himself against another attack. \"It will never happen again,\" he says. A report by Birgitta Schülke and Sandra Petersmann.
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YPG in the Sinjar | Documentary

published:23 Feb 2015

YPG in the Sinjar | Documentary

YPG in the Sinjar | Documentary

published:23 Feb 2015

views:3813

Doc. about the strenght resistance of Yazidi on the Sinjar mountain still they were surrounded by Islamic State\'s troops and the following rescuing thanking to the coordinated attack of YPG PKK Peshmerga and YBS...

YPG in the Sinjar | Documentary

published:23 Feb 2015

views:3813

Doc. about the strenght resistance of Yazidi on the Sinjar mountain still they were surrounded by Islamic State\'s troops and the following rescuing thanking to the coordinated attack of YPG PKK Peshmerga and YBS...

Iraq - New images from the Sinjar - with the PKK, YPG and YBS

published:16 Jun 2015

Iraq - New images from the Sinjar - with the PKK, YPG and YBS

Iraq - New images from the Sinjar - with the PKK, YPG and YBS

published:16 Jun 2015

views:73268

june 2015
New images from the Sinjar with the PKK, YPG and YBS
on the frontline with Kurdish fighters struggling against Islamic State
In the distance: Sinjar, held at 70% by the Islamic state group....

Iraq - New images from the Sinjar - with the PKK, YPG and YBS

published:16 Jun 2015

views:73268

june 2015
New images from the Sinjar with the PKK, YPG and YBS
on the frontline with Kurdish fighters struggling against Islamic State
In the distance: Sinjar, held at 70% by the Islamic state group....

Islamic State (IS) fighters swept into the Iraqi city of Sinjar in August 2014, forcing Kurdish peshmerga forces to retreat. The city, primarily made up of Yazidis, a religious minority with roots going back thousands of years in the region, was soon overran with IS militants. They then set about te

Over a year ago, ISIS militants killed hundreds of Yazidi from Sinjar, Iraq. Earlier this month, Kurdish forces, backed by American airstrikes, drove ISIS out of Sinjar, allowing residents to return. Jane Arraf reports on what some have found.
View the Full Story/Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/news

On August 3, 2014, some 50,000 Yazidis fled the Islamic State\'s massacres onto Mount Sinjar. Many haven\'t left the mountain since then for fear of their Muslim former neighbors.
Kocher and her children were held captive by the Islamic State terrorist group. They endured rape, losing their homes and

Kurdish photojournalist Zmnako Ismael travelled to meet Yazidis who were fleeing Islamic State fighters, after being trapped on Mount Sinjar. He showed Channel 4 News his story.
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Doc. about the strenght resistance of Yazidi on the Sinjar mountain still they were surrounded by Islamic State\'s troops and the following rescuing thanking to the coordinated attack of YPG PKK Peshmerga and YBS